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US recession probability reaches 75% - is Australia at risk?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... Saxena estimated. "Given the Federal Reserve's mandate and the current momentum of inflation, I feel that economic activity will slow down before the Fed stops increasing interest rates. Technically, that means a recession is highly likely," Saxena ...

CPI rises despite Fed rate hikes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... the war and related events were creating additional upward pressure on inflation and were weighing on global economic activity." It was also observed that inflation remained unacceptably high and well above the Committee's longer-term goal of 2%. ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... "It's probable that the RBA will be raising rates over the next few months even though many indicators of real economic activity will start to weaken, both globally and domestically." Similarly Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker ...

No escaping volatility: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... Mousina at the Association of Financial Advisers' Thrive Conference. "Central banks are trying to slow down economic activity and growth to get inflation down, but in the process, there's a big possibility that they go too far. If they hike rates ...

A strong super system cushions the economy: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
... much-needed capital to help businesses weather financial market shocks," the report said. "It helps support economic activity and employment while creating value for super-fund members." The ISA maintained that counter-cyclical investment helps avoid ...

HESTA, ISPT ink first direct healthcare property deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... ongoing investment into the important healthcare and life sciences sector, which is a major employer and driver of economic activity in Australia," ISPT general manager, healthcare and life sciences Robert Pepicelli said. "We're actively partnering ...

RBA lifts cash rate to 1.85%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... bring inflation back under control whilst being watchful of the impact that tighter monetary policy is having on economic activity." "Inflation and unemployment data are going to be the two key data points that the RBA monitors over the coming months ...

US enters recession - or does it?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... when the US economy officially enters a recession. The NBER defines a recession as "a significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and lasts more than a few months." Also, while this committee rules when a recession starts ...

Victoria has the best economy - but not by much

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... to relative economic growth, however, Western Australia continues to lead the way. According to the report, economic activity in Western Australia in the year to March 2022 was 35.6% above its 'normal' or decade-average level of output. Northern Territory ...

Growth scare likely during second half of 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... a cyclical moderation in inflation allows central banks to shift in a more dovish direction allowing global economic activity to inflect higher," it says. A soft landing is achievable the report said but it warned that market pricing of recession risk ...